Tablelands Remote ECCNTerms of Reference​- Ravenshoe State School - Transition to School-

Our Terms of Reference defines the purpose and structure of our meetings. It describes our why, what and how and keeps the group focused and on track.

The Ravenshoe State School Transition to School Network is a standing network for the Tablelands Remote Early Childhood Community. Members and participants as follows:Refer to Our Community page.

PURPOSE:To provide a consultative forum of community representatives who support early childhood learning and development. To share research, best practice, current projects, events, advocacy and expertise relevant to the field of Early Childhood Education and Care and related areas. The group gathers with the intent to effectively address the health, education, and social/emotional wellbeing of children aged birth to eight years, within the local community of which the committee represents.

Particular attention will be given to the following:

Building and maintaining collaborative partnerships between early years services and primary schools;

Continuity of Learning (National Early Years Learning Framework, Australian Curriculum);

Transition to school and orientation;

Collaboration of professional and personal development between early years services, schools and other support agencies.

CONTEXT AND RESEARCH:Based on Research and Readings found within links featured on the FNECN website Useful Information and Links

Why? Early intervention and community engagement recognises and acknowledges the significance of the early years and how we as a community play a vital role in supporting who our children are and are becoming.

What? We aim to establish a culture of collaboration through community networks - with the intent to effectively address the health, education, and social/emotional wellbeing of children from birth to eight years and their families.

How? The FNECN advisory committee will help to establish and support FNECN Community Networks to work together to empower and strengthen the capacity of each local community.

MEMBERSHIPS AND MEETING GUIDELINESYour Early Childhood Community Network Membership consists of representation from the following;Early Childhood Education and Schooling

Early childhood teachers, assistants and students

Community Organisations

Organisations that service our community are listed on the Our Community page.

Recommended guest speakers with Early Childhood Education, wellbeing or early intervention expertise:

Autism Queensland

Child Psychologist

Child Safety Officer

Department of Education

Department of Housing

Hearing and eye sight specialists (Health Nurse)

Inclusion Support Services

Positive parenting program coordinator

Speech pathologist

The network will meet 4 times per year, once per term.

Meetings will be held from 3.00pm to 3.30pm Networking, 3.30pm to 4.30pm Meeting/workshop.

Preferred day is Tuesdays.

Extraordinary meetings may be held at the discretion of the facilitator.

Meetings will be held at various settings, shared amongst the network members.

Catering of light refreshments water, tea and coffee will be provided ‘in kind’ by the hosting venue.

ACCOUNTABILITY

Network Facilitators will be chosen to maintain and administer the network. We encourage a partnership between the early years and schooling, hence two facilitators. The facilitators will decide between themselves how the work will be distributed. E.g. taking and distributing meeting minutes to committee members, meeting reminders, deciding topics, where applicable organising presenters, facilitating the meetings on the day.

A Department of Education, Early Childhood Education and Care representative with be allocated to each network, their role will be to mentor and coach and collect and collate network data. This data will be used to create a representation of FNQ Early Childhood for further inquiry.

A FNCEN advisory members representative will be allocated to the network to ensure information and learnings are shared at FNECN meetings

Network members will be responsible for the completion of agreed actions within the agreed timeframes.

To ensure new members are updated on the group’s purpose and scope, all new members will be directed to the FNECN website and made aware of the research and information that informs practice, the groups terms of reference, members as listed on the group’s website and the current group goals and activities.